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General Election: Tim Farron vows to fight 'hard Brexit' | General Election: Tim Farron vows to fight 'hard Brexit' |
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Tim Farron says the Liberal Democrats will be putting the UK's membership of the EU single market "front and centre" of their general election campaign. | Tim Farron says the Liberal Democrats will be putting the UK's membership of the EU single market "front and centre" of their general election campaign. |
He said the 8 June election Theresa May has called for was a "chance to change the direction of our country". | |
Former business secretary Sir Vince Cable confirmed he would try to regain the Twickenham seat he lost in 2015. | |
MPs will vote on Wednesday on whether to approve Mrs May's call for an early general election. | MPs will vote on Wednesday on whether to approve Mrs May's call for an early general election. |
The Lib Dems will be looking to recover ground lost in the 2015 general election, when they were left with just eight MPs. | The Lib Dems will be looking to recover ground lost in the 2015 general election, when they were left with just eight MPs. |
The party has since gained a Parliamentary seat from the Conservatives in Richmond in London and is hoping to tempt pro-Remain supporters with a promise of a referendum on the terms of the Brexit deal. | The party has since gained a Parliamentary seat from the Conservatives in Richmond in London and is hoping to tempt pro-Remain supporters with a promise of a referendum on the terms of the Brexit deal. |
Mr Farron claimed his party was the only one capable of preventing an overall Conservative majority. | |
He said his party would fight to stay in the single market, which Mrs May has said the UK will be leaving when it quits the EU. | |
Sir Vince, a key figure in the coalition government between 2010 and 2015, confirmed on Twitter: "I plan to lead fight back to recapture Twickenham for Lib Dems." | |
He said he would be campaigning on Brexit, Heathrow expansion, school cuts and social care. |
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